Noah Lyles ‘screaming my head off’ during stunning 1500m upset in first half of double golden night for USA track stars

NOAH Lyles couldn’t get enough of Team USA’s Cole Hocker’s stunning upset victory in the 1500-meter event at the Paris Olympics.

Hocker’s win came before USA women’s track star Gabby Thomas’s dominating victory in the 200-meter final on Tuesday.

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Hocker came from behind at the end of the race spectacularly to beat Great Britain’s Josh Kerr , who took home the silver.

The 23-year-old Hocker won his first-ever Olympic gold medal, and Lyles , who claimed the 100m gold over the weekend, wasn’t afraid to share his thoughts on the epic victory.

”That was an amazing 1500! Cole Hocker you Got me screaming my head off!” Lyles wrote on X.

The race was thought to be between world champion Kerr and the Norweigan Jakob Ingebrigtsen, who claimed gold at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

While it appeared that Kerr was on his way to victory, Hocker crept up on him and snatched the gold way.

“I am just so proud of myself to find a way to win,” Hocker told the BBC.

“I put myself in the position and my body took me over the line.”

Former US Olympic long-distance runner and NBC analyst Kara Goucher also revealed her reaction to the shocking win.

“Send medics. I’m dead.” she wrote.

Hocker’s teammate Yared Nugese received a bronze medal in the event.

Team USA wasn’t done in track and field as Thomas took home the gold hardware that many had expected.

Thomas won the women’s 200-m final, finishing the race in 21.83.

She beat Saint Lucia’s Julien Alfred and Team USA’s Brittany Brown, who got silver and bronze, respectively.

Thomas received her second individual Olympic medal.

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She won her first medal in the 2020 Tokyo Games.

Tuesday’s win was Thomas’ first gold medal at any major world championship .

Thomas is expected to participate in the 4×100 relay team this week.

As for the rest of Team USA’s track and field scene, all eyes will continue to be on Lyles, who is coming off his photo-finish victory over Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson in the 100m.

Lyles will race in Thursday night’s 200-meter finals.

And he will compete in the U.S. men’s 4×100 relay team on Friday.